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The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet lowered systolic blood pressure in stage 1 isolated systolic hypertension

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.7.2.41

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    (2001) Hypertension 38, 155. Moore TJ, Conlin PR, Ard J, et al, for the DASH Collaborative Research Group.. DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet is effective treatment for stage 1 isolated systolic hypertension.. Aug;. :. –8.
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 QUESTION: In patients with stage 1 isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), does the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lower systolic blood pressure (SBP)?

    Design

    Randomised (unclear allocation concealment*), unblinded,* controlled trial with 8 weeks of follow up (subgroup analysis of the DASH trial).

    Setting

    Multicentre study in the USA.

    Patients

    Among the 459 patients in the DASH trial, this study focused on 72 patients (mean age 54 y, 52% men) with stage 1 ISH (SBP 140 to 159 mm Hg and diastolic BP < 90 mm Hg).

    Intervention

    After a 3 week run-in period on a typical American (control) diet, patients were allocated to 1 of 3 diets for 8 weeks: the DASH diet (n=23), which is rich in fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy foods; a diet rich …

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    • ↵* See glossary.

    • For correspondence: Dr T J Moore, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. tmoore{at}bu.edu.

    • Sources of funding: National Institutes of Health and the Office of Research on Minority Health.